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Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 1 (1967)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 1 (1967)
Miller v. Pate No. 250 Argued January 11-12, 1967 Decided February 13, 1967 386 U.S. 1
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
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Petitioner was tried and convicted for rape-murder. A crucial element of the circumstantial evidence against him was a pair of men’s underwear shorts, allegedly petitioner’s, bearing stains identified by prosecution testimony as blood of the victim’s blood type. The judgment of conviction was upheld on appeal. In a subsequent habeas corpus proceeding, petitioner was first allowed to have the shorts subjected to chemical analysis, which revealed that the stains were not blood, but paint. It was further established that the prosecution knew of the paint stains at the time of trial. The District Court, for another reason, ordered petitioner’s release or prompt retrial. The Court of Appeals reversed.
Held: The Fourteenth Amendment cannot tolerate a state criminal conviction secured by the knowing use of false evidence. Mooney v. Holohan, 294 U.S. 103, followed. Pp. 2-7.
342 F.2d 646, reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 1 (1967) in 386 U.S. 1 386 U.S. 2. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WMRG45T2GYHXPUQ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 1 (1967), in 386 U.S. 1, page 386 U.S. 2. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WMRG45T2GYHXPUQ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 1 (1967). cited in 1967, 386 U.S. 1, pp.386 U.S. 2. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WMRG45T2GYHXPUQ.
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